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Edward Cyril De Hault Laston, "The Memory Mystic" by Trav S.D.

On this day was born the music hall memory man Edward Cyril De Hault Laston (1883-1951). Originally from Brixton, educated in India, Laston was rejected for service in the army after a bout with rheumatic fever. In 1907 he chanced to catch a memory act in a Dublin music hall and reckoned he might be able […]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:54AM on April 27, 2018

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